Some musicians opt for their music to be deeply referential–referential to things like books, movies, and, at times, music itself. We’re focusing on the latter list today. Check out four songs below ...

Here’s one place to look, as our Billboard critic ranks the 30 best original Christmas songs by American Idol finalists from the series’ multiple seasons on Fox and ABC-TV. To see what’s hot ...

The trio’s recordings of two of his songs, “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” became Billboard Top 10 hits during an American renaissance in folk music.